“…Window Resolution Dynamic range Technical characteristic iTEOX, France [25] 18 ps 0.018 ps 10 8 Self-referenced spectral interferometry RAL, UK [26] 36 ps 0.09 ps -Third-order cross-correlation SIOM, CAS [27] 65 ps 0.16 ps 10 11 Fourth-order auto-correlation Fudan & SJTU [28] 70 ps 0.9 ps 10 9 High-order quasi-phase-matching cross-correlation XIOPM, CAS [29] 42.9 ps 1.95 ps 10 6 Optical Kerr gate LANL, USA [30] 50 ps 4 ps 10 7 Tilted pulse front Rochester, USA [31] 200 ps 6. 26 operate in a single-shot mode (the time intervals of pulses are typically several tens of minutes), a single-shot crosscorrelator (SSCC) is a must for an image of a pulse contrast in a single exposure [23,24] . Furthermore, the SSCC measurement is also necessary even for repetitive lasers because the laser noise varies from one pulse shot to the next, while the DSCC measurement can only give an average result of repetitive detections that may deviate from the real pulse contrast to some degree.…”